Reading:

• On'yomi: コツ, キツ, キ, キケ, コチ
• Kun'yomi: こう

Meaning:

• beg, invite, ask

Components:

• Radicals:
• 一: (1) one; a horizontal stroke
• 乙: (5) a bend stroke; the second of c
• Components:
• ノ: katakana letter

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 3
• Frequency: 2478

Popular compounds containing this kanji:

• 乞食 こじき
  beggar